CPV group
38900000: Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
CPV code 38900000 is "Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments", a group in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 139 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 65 buyers, most often UK Health Security Agency and UK Research & Innovation. The typical contract was worth about £87k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38900000
- Contracts
- 139
- Buyers
- 65
- Typical value
- £87k
- Ending in 18 months
- 15
By year of award: 2023 42 · 2024 55 · 2025 29 · 2026 13. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (122).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- Life Technologies Limited7
- Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited6
- Roche Diagnostics LTD5
- Bruker UK LTD5
- bioMerieux UK Limited4
- Qiagen Limited4
- Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd.3
- Cepheid UK Limited3
Recent contracts under 38900000
Where it sits
Codes above 38900000
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38900000Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
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More specific
Codes beneath 38900000
- 38970000Research, testing and scientific technical simulator49
- 38950000Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment31
- 38910000Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment17
- 38940000Nuclear evaluation instruments10
- 38920000Seed and feed equipment3
- 38930000Humidity and moisture measuring instruments2
- 38960000Alcohol ignition lock
Questions
About CPV code 38900000
What is CPV code 38900000?
CPV code 38900000 is "Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments", a group in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 139 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 65 buyers, most often UK Health Security Agency and UK Research & Innovation. The typical contract was worth about £87k.
Which codes sit above and below 38900000?
38900000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)). It has 7 more specific codes beneath it, the most used being 38970000 (Research, testing and scientific technical simulator).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38900000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38900000 since 2023 are Life Technologies Limited (7), Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited (6), Roche Diagnostics LTD (5). 199 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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